At Procella Therapeutics, we are developing first-in-class allogeneic regenerative medicines with clinical indications ranging from advanced heart failure to Parkinson’s disease as well as in-house cGMP manufacturing capabilities to advance our portfolio of novel therapies to the clinic. We are now looking for an Analytical Research Technician to join our team.

As an Analytical Research Technician you will work in the process industrialisation group, supporting or performing lab activities to deliver on Procella’s project objectives. The Research Technician supports the team by participating in lab experiments as well as assisting lab coordination by routine management of lab inventories, and equipment. The responsibilities could vary depending on the prevailing project goals of the company and as defined by the line manager.

Key responsibilities

Your contributions and responsibilities will be:

• Supporting ongoing experiments through the preparation of reagents or materials or performing certain experiments based on prevailing needs of the team.

• Ensuring safety is maintained and delivers CAPAs in response to health and safety, or operational incidents (or near misses).
• Support the onboarding of new staff to the department.
• Works together with colleagues to plan and coordinate adequate stocking of materials for ongoing lab activities to ensure delivery of project objectives.
• Preparation of shipments of product or QC samples to external stakeholders with the support of the lab management team.
• Routine lab maintenance and cleaning activities. Superuser to support equipment maintenance and operations.
• Assurance of correct equipment and software use.
• Tracking delivery of work according to the prevailing work plan and company objectives.
• Safety of the team, while on Procella premises.
• Ensuring own compliance with company policies and procedures (SOPs).

Practical experience and education

You need to have a BSc or equivalent, with minimum 2 years’ relevant work experience.
Alternatively, MSc in stem cell biology, immunology or related fields with demonstrable experience in mammalian cell culture and/or flow cytometry.

It will be a merit if you also have:

- Prior experience with mammalian cell culture.
- Experience working with pluripotent stem cells is a plus.
- Experience with PCR techniques, flow cytometry, immunocytochemistry, ELISA or similar assays.

Other qualifications/competencies 

We believe you need to show/be:

- Demonstrable experience with culturing primary cells or cell lines.
- Demonstrable experience with flow cytometry.
- Fluent in written and spoken English.
- Proficient in use of MS Office tools (Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Outlook).
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.

We will also value:

- Knowledge and/or experience with working under GMP or alternative quality system.
- Ability to participate in a team and deliver with a positive and constructive approach in daily work.
- A trustworthy, honest, and transparent way of working.
- Continuous improvement mindset, willingness to learn new skills and grow in a dynamic environment.
- A proactive and anticipatory approach in dealing with issues (health and safety, scientific, interpersonal).
- Showing and encouraging a mindset for collaboration, to build an inclusive Procella team spirit across departments and teams.
- Acting with respect and integrity in interactions with teammates and to all colleagues.
- Demonstrating a nurturing a supportive attitude with colleagues.
- Being flexible and able to adapt to new challenges or changes as they arise.

Interested? Submit your application today! We will review applications on an ongoing basis and hope to fill the position as soon as possible.

SmartCella is a world-leading biotech company pioneering the future of targeted therapies by combining first-in-class delivery platforms with cutting-edge cell and gene therapies. The SmartCella group consist of SmartCella Holding AB, ProCella Therapeutics AB, SmartWise AB and SmartCella Solutions AB with a total of 82 employees from more than 20 nationalities.